Recreation table



Dec. 15, 1953 w, D COE 2,662,583

RECREATION TABLE Dec. l5, 1953 w. D. coE 2,662,583

RECREATION TABLE Filed March 1l, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 .37 3 HVL/5N TDR -F 9.10@ Wm Patented Dec. 15, 1953 UNITED sTATEs 4PATENT OFFICE '.5 Claims.

This invention relates generally to furniture but more particularly to the combination of a table with attached means for providing seats .along each side thereof.

It is a particularobject of this .invention to `provide a table having attached seats along two Yopposite sides thereof which is especially adapted to be manufactured from plain boards in a man ner which is economical of both labor and ma- .teria1.

Itis a second object to provide such a table .combination which-is especially adapted to shipment in partially assembled form and to assembly at its destination in a minimum of time with a minimum of directions.

Itis a third object to `provide such a table combination made up of a minimum number of different sizes of boards.

It is a fourth object to provide such a table combination of -such pleasing proportions that -adaptable for outdoor use-so thatit can be cheaply and easily imprinted and sold for outdoor advertising purposes.

It is a sixth object to provide such a table combination design that in its adult size can be readily sold at low cost for outdoor -use and in its reduced or childs size is especially adaptable for the indoor use of children at play or at study.

It is a seventh object to provide such a table combination vwhich in its unassembled form can be packed in a minimum sized package without waste space for convenient and economical handling in shipment.

How these and other objects are attained is explained in the following description referring to the attached drawings in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of the table of this invention.

Fig. 2 is a view of the table in side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a View of the table in end elevation.

Fig. 4 is an underside view of the top subassembly of the table.

Fig. 5 shows a side view of one of the tie boards vof the table.

Fig. 5a shows an edge view of one of the tie boards of the table.

Fig. 6 shows a plan view'of one of the top or seat boards of the table.

Fig. 6a shows an edge view of one of lthe`top or seat'boards of the'table.

Fig. '7 shows a side view of one of the stretcher boards of the table.

Fig. 70, shows an edge view of one of the stretcher boards of the table.

Fig. 8 shows a side view of one of the spacer boards.

Fig. 8a shows an edge viewof one of the spacer boards.

Fig. 9 shows a side view of one of the leg boards.

Fig. 9a shows an edge View Vof .one of the leg boards.

`Fig. 10 shows a side view of one of the leg and spacer board sub-assemblies of my table.

Fig. 10a, shows an .edge view of one of the leg and spacer board sub-assemblies of my table.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts in the several guresof the drawings.

Referring now to the .drawings the preferred form of my invention is shown to comprise three top boards 2|, 22, and 23, two tie boards 24 and 25, two stretcher boards 26 and 21, eight leg boards 28, 25J, 3B, 3|, 32, 33, 34, and 35, eight spacer boards 36, 31, 33, 39, 40, 4I, 42, and 43, and two seat boards 44 and 45.

In this preferred form, as shown, it should be noted that all of the boards 2| to 45 inclusive are of the same thickness. Top boards 2| 22, 23 and seat boards 44 and 45 are identical in size. Tie boards 24 and 25 are identical in size. Stretcher boards 35 and 3'! are identical in size. Leg boards 28 to 35, inclusive, are identical in size. Spacer boards 35 to 43, inclusive, are identical in size. Thus only ve different board sizes, all of the same thickness, make up the 25 parts of the table.

In merchandising this class of furniture it has been found necessary to ship and handle the articles in knock down form and with the parts securely boxed in the smallest possible package. It is also found desirable to pre-fabricate sufficient sub-assemblies from the parts to make the method of iinal assembly practically apparent and thus require only the simplest assembly instructions and fewest possible tools. In designing and making a large number of differently made tables, applicant conceived this preferred design to be desirable. Then having made the table, he discovered the design to be ideally adaptable to economical manufacture from simple and plentiful materials as well as especially adaptable to packaging in a form adapted to simplify the final assembly.

For adaptability to convenient shipping and ilnal assembly there are ve sub-assemblies prefabricated from the parts making up the complete table. One sub-assembly is made up of the three top boards 2 l, 22, and 23 secured to the two tie boards 24 and 25 as shown in Fig. 4. The other four subassemblies are leg subassemblies each made up of one leg board and two spacer boards as shown in Fig. except that two of the subassemblies are alike and of opposite hand arrangement of the spacer boards on the leg board from the other two sub-assemblies. Referring to the iigures, the leg sub-assemblies are made of boards 3|, 31, 39 and 35, 4I, 43, and 32, 40, 42, and 28, 3B, 38 respectively,

For shipping a corrugated paper board carton is used having inside plan dimensions the same as the table top Fig. 4 and an inside height dimension equal to the thickness of a top board plus the depth of a tie board plus the thickness of a seat board. In packing the top assembly is laid top down in the carton, the four leg sub-assemblies and 4 other leg boards are nested on the top board between the tie boards after which the seat boards and stretcher boards are laid across the ytie boards and the carton cover is closed.

On assembly at destination two leg assemblies of opposite hand are laid out on a flat surface with their spacer boards uppermost, with acute upper corner surfaces 46 (see Fig. 10) abutting and upper end surfaces 41 in line. A stretcher board is then laid across the two leg boards between the spacer boards thereof and adjusted endways until the lower edge angles 48 (see Fig. 7) of the stretcher board register with the outer edges of the leg sub-assemblies. After this an additional leg board is laid over each of the leg sub-assemblies and in register with the leg boards of the sub-assembly. Nails or screws are then used to secure the two leg sub-assemblies, the two leg boards and the stretcher board into a secure end assembly.

Similarly another end assembly is made up of the remaining leg sub-assemblies, the remaining leg boards and the remaining stretcher board.

Next the top assembly7 is taken from the carton and laid upside down on a hat surface and the two end assemblies are placed upside down on the top assembly with the stretcher boards of the end assemblies in the respective vertical planes of the tie boards. 1n this position the upper ends of the leg boards of the end assemblies straddle their respective tie boards. The end assemblies are then adjusted transversely of the table top until the lower angles t9 (see Fig. 5) of the tie boards are at the outer edges of the leg boards and nails or sere-ws are used to secure the leg boards to the tie boards.

The combined tcp and end assemblies are then carefully righted and the seat boards are secured in place with the ends of the seat boards and stretcherboards in a predetermined relation. The table is now complete and forms an extremely sturdy and useful structure with a spread of support that makes it impossible to tip over in normal use.

It should also be noticed that with the top board and the seat boards identical in size it is a simple matter to furnish these tables with a legend of ownership or an advertising legend imprinted on each board, since the boards could be run in sequence through the same operation of imprinting with the same locating fixture.

Having thus explained the objects of my invention, disclosed the construction of a preferred form of the invention and explained its assembly and useful features, I claim:

1. A recreation table comprising four identical leg members, a top member and a seat member, each of said leg members comprising two identically sized leg boards and two identically sized spacer boards, the leg boards of each of said leg members being registered in outline and spaced the thickness of one of said spacer boards, said spacer boards being positioned between said leg boards in edge register with one edge of said leg boards, one of said spacer boards being positioned with one of its ends in register with the lower ends of said leg board, the other of said spacer boards being spaced a pre-determined distance from said one spaced board longitudinally of said leg boards, said top member comprising a top board and a pair of tie boards secured transversely of said top board in edgewise abutment with the underside thereof, two of said leg members being secured to each of said tie boards With the leg boards of each of said leg members located one on each side of its respective tie board, said seat member comprising two stretcher boards and two seat boards, each of said stretcher boards being positioned horizontally through a pair of said leg members in the plane of the tie board to which said pair of leg members is attached, said stretcher board being surrounded in said leg member by the leg boards and spacer boards of said leg member, the ends of said stretcher board extending transversely of said top board beyond said pair of legs, each of said seat boards being positioned on and secured to the similar ends of said two stretcher boards, whereby both ends of said leg boards and said spacer boards, both edges of said tie boards and said spacer boards, and both flat surfaces of said top board and said seat boards are parallel, said top board is parallel to said seat boards and said stretcher boards are parallel to said tie boards.

2. A recreation table comprising two identical end supporting structures, a top board, and two identical seat boards: each of said end supporting structures comprising two identical leg members, a tie board, and a stretcher board; each of said leg members comprising a pair of identical leg boards and a pair of spacer boards; each of said leg boards being of uniform thickness and tapered width, the lower ends of said leg boards being of narrower width than their upper ends; one of said spacer boards of one of said leg members being secured between said leg boards of said one of said leg members in longitudinal spaced relation to the other of said spacer boards of said one of said leg members; one of said stretcher boards being positioned through said leg members of one of said end supporting structures intei-mediate the two leg boards and the two spacer boards of each of said leg members of said one end supporting structure; one of said tie boards being positioned through said leg members of one of said end supporting structures adjacent to and between the top ends of the leg boards thereof; said top board being secured to and transversely of the said two tie boards of said table; one of said seat boards being secured on and transversely of the similar ends of said two stretcher boards and the other of said seat boards being secured on and transversely of the other ends of said two stretcher boards; whereby said two end supporting structures of said table are positioned in spaced parallel relation, and said top board and said two seat boards are positioned in spaced parallel relation to each other and span the space between said two end supporting structures of said table.

3. A recreation table comprising two spaced end supporting structures in combination with a top board and two seat boards adapted to be secured transversely on said end supporting structures in spaced, parallel, relation to each other: each of said end supporting structures comprising two eg members, a tie board, and a stretcher board; each oi' said leg members comprising a pair of leg boards and a pair of spacer boards; said leg boards having equal lengths and parallel ends; said tie board, said stretcher board, and said spacer boards being of uniform thickness; one or said tie beards being adapted at one end to space the top ends of the leg boards or" one of said leg members of one of said end supporting structures, and at the other end to space the top ends oi the leg boards of the other of said leg members of said one of said end supporting structures; one of said stretcher boards being positioned parallel with and vertically below said one of said tie boards and adapted intermediate its ends and intermediate the ends of said leg members to space said leg boards or" said leg members of said one of said end supporting structures; said spacer boards of each leg member of said one end supporting structure being positioned to each between the leg boards of each leg member, one below said stretcher board and one intermediate said stretcher board and said tie board.

For a recreation table comprising two spaced `:nd supporting structures in combination with a top board and two seat boards adapted to be secured transversely on said end supporting strucn tures in spaced, parallel, relation to each other, each of said end supporting structures comprising two leg members, a tie board, and a stretcher board: a leg member comprising a pair of leg boards, a pair of spacer boards and means for securing said leg boards in registered, spaced, parallel relation, with said spacer boards in longitudinally spaced relation between said leg boards; said leg boards having parallel ends, outer side edges meeting the top ends at an obtuse angle, and inner side edges meeting the top ends at an obtuse angle greater than said first mentioned angle; said spacer boards being longitudinally spaced at least the width of said stretcher board; the lower end of the lower one of said spacer boards being positioned to register with the lower ends of said leg boards and the upper end of the upper one 0I said spacer boards being spaced from the upper ends of said leg boards by at least the width of said tie board.

5. A recreation table comprising a horizontal table top member, a pair of horizontal seat members, and a pair or vertical supporting members, said supporting members being adapted to stand on a i'loor in spaced parallel planes and support said top member near its ends on top of said supporting members, said top member and said supporting members being positioned so that a vertical plane normal to said parallel planes will include the longitudinal center line of said top member and the transverse centerline of said supporting members, said supporting members being adapted to support said seat members be low said top member parallel to and symmetrically spaced one on either side of said Vertical plane, each of said supporting members comprising a pair of leg members symmetrically placed one on either side of said vertical plane in one of said parallel planes, each of said supporting members including a rst attachment member for said top member and a second attachment member for said seat members, and both said rst and said second attachment members of one of said supporting members being adapted to pass centrally through said leg members of said one supporting member in one of said parallel planes whereby said attachment members will be supported on said leg members with one of said attachment members supporting one end of said top members and the other of said attachment members supporting one end of each of said seat members.

l/VILLIAM D. COE.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,351,013 Stine Aug. 24, 1920 2,399,378 Paquette Apr. 30, 1946 2,537,127 Giberson Jan. 9, 1951 

